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Blur: The Making of Nothing [Paperback]

Elizabeth Diller (Author), Ricardo Scofidio (Author)
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When the visionary American architectural team of Diller + Scofidio won a commission for Swiss EXPO 2002, they re-invented the tradition of designing spectacular buildings for World's Fairs by creating an empty one -- an ephemerally beautiful yet eerily vacant pavilion. Consisting of a mist formed by 30,000 fog nozzles mounted on an immense structure of steel cables, the Blur Building appears to float above a Swiss lake. It's a fabricated cloud, complete with a water bar.

The book of Blur captures the experience of passing through this vaporous maze. Nearly 400 pages, including two double gatefolds, document every aspect of the project, from the first conceptual sketches to the computer-programmed "braincoats" to be worn by the estimated 10 million visitors to construction documents and news clippings. Even the shadowy title typography conveys the transitory essence of Diller + Scofidio's thought-provoking work. This unique book will be the permanent manifestation of the building, which will be dismantled after the Expo closes.

About the Author

Elizabeth Diller and Ricardo Scofidio, as the New York–based, internationally renowned, husband-and-wife firm of Diller + Scofidio, are the first architects to be awarded a prestigious MacArthur Foundation "genius" grant. Diller is a Professor of Architecture at Princeton University and Scofidio is a Professor of Architecture at Cooper Union in New York City.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Visually awsome, Mar 3 2003
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Alan Massey (Philadelphia, PA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Blur: The Making of Nothing (Paperback)
This book was designed extreamly well. The book consists of emails, faxes, photos, sketches, CAD, essays, and much more in a scrap book fasion. The whole thing is talking about this project for the Expo, but that isn't what is interesting about it. The design of the book allows you to page through and look at the pictures, read snippits of emails or faxes, and shows you their process of concept and design. If you were to ignore the fact that it is all talking about this one project you can use it to inspire new ideas for your own use. This is one hell of a book. The copy i go was a slightly different version but the inards are essentially the same.
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1.0 out of 5 stars the good against the bad, Nov 2 2002
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diller & scofidio are the best. and everyone has to know it. so read the book and support them on their fight against the rest of the bad, bad world. you can manipulate every fact that it fits your purpose, but sometimes it's too transparent for mature people, probably this book would work as a fairytale for children.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Visually awsome, Mar 3 2003
By Alan Massey - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Blur: The Making of Nothing (Paperback)
This book was designed extreamly well. The book consists of emails, faxes, photos, sketches, CAD, essays, and much more in a scrap book fasion. The whole thing is talking about this project for the Expo, but that isn't what is interesting about it. The design of the book allows you to page through and look at the pictures, read snippits of emails or faxes, and shows you their process of concept and design. If you were to ignore the fact that it is all talking about this one project you can use it to inspire new ideas for your own use. This is one hell of a book. The copy i go was a slightly different version but the inards are essentially the same.

16 of 44 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars the good against the bad, Nov 2 2002
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Blur: The Making of Nothing (Paperback)
diller & scofidio are the best. and everyone has to know it. so read the book and support them on their fight against the rest of the bad, bad world. you can manipulate every fact that it fits your purpose, but sometimes it's too transparent for mature people, probably this book would work as a fairytale for children.
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